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Consequences for Veterans and/or retirees in the 2021 DC Riots

RedFive said:
There's no unity in that, he is neglecting an entire service component. The Air Force only condones the A2 jacket.

Unless you're Guard/Reserves, we do what we want!
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You only need a few winter FOD walkdowns at NAS Windy Island to appreciate the utility of a warm furry collar.
 
wink said:
As I recall, the national security interest was the industrial base of steal steel production, not that Canada was a threat. Theory was less steal steel from foreign sources, yes even Canada, would result in more production in the US, bolstering a vital industrial base. Did it work? Dunno. Haven't bothered to look for the original source data.
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I don't get to be the spelling police very often as I'm a fellow spell check cripple. ?

It was a mixed bag. I buy millions of dollars of steel each year in various forms of strand, mild reinforcement, rebar, embeds, lifting devices, and plate material. It didn't immediately allow US mills to ramp up production as production is still at the mercy of supply and demand, but it did allow them to control the floor of the market. I.E. they immediately raised their sell price to the new tariffed price on foreign steel, thus expanding profit margins for the US mills. Fast forward to today, and there has been an increase in demand...a big one. However, that's not tied to the tariffs, that's tied to the ridiculously low interest rates that have facilitated a pretty nice boost in commercial & industrial construction starts (use of steel is much more prevalent in commercial and industrial construction than residential). Lead times on steel is becoming extended, perhaps overly so, because manufacturers may want to ramp up production, but can't find labor for a variety of reasons whether it be COVID, lack of labor availability, lack of work ethic by labor, and let's face it: everyone thinks they should go to college, hold out for a management position, and start at $100K per year. Anyway, I digress....mixed bag, but mostly let mill owners pocket more cash.
 
wink said:
I am an deserved mark. When the Spelling and Grammar Police round up the usual suspects, I am always in the line up with the "who, me?" look on his face.
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I think Sam is the fourth one from the left (our left) in the shirt and tie. I'm trying to figure out which one is Wink.

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Wink, throughout the 17 years that I have been reading your posts, the one consistent, and endearing aspect of your style is the presence of typos. It's how I know that you're not an impostor... and while the technologies of spellcheck and autocorrect have temptingly waved easy, "Millennial" solutions in front of you, you say "Nay!" You choose authenticity... however imperfect. You choose to be true to yourself, and I wouldn't want it any other way. :D
 
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